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// Station · 12m ago

EBOS

Ostend-Bruges International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 18 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
51.1998°N / 2.8747°E
LOCATION · Oostende, BE
N
WIND
020°18 kt
EBOS · 13 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/18
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW010
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 020°/18 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EBOS 111650Z 02018KT 9999 FEW010 22/18 Q1020 NOSIG

EBOS · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 020° at 18 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 18 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°18 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H9 kt X16 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,499'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T9 kt X16 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,013 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +7°C

600FT
+587 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
1,200 650 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT-188 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EBCI (Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Charleroi, elev 614 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,124 FT FEW010 EBOS ELEV · 13 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW010
Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,124 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

03:46ZSUNRISE
11:55ZSOLAR NOON
20:03ZSUNSET
20:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:48Z (3h 45m) DAY LENGTH16h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:16Z MOONSET17:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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